According to assistant county prosecutor Nick Adkins, Hill was an LoCI inmate when he allegedly arranged via phone with Houston to deposit a trash bag containing tobacco and marijuana on prison grounds. Prison investigators intercepted the phone calls and arrested Ybarra and Houston at the drop site on Roberts Mill Road, near prison property.

Costello delayed start of the sentences until May 30, allowing each man time to conclude personal affairs.

However, the judge denied Hill’s request for a longer delay. Hill sought a July 1 report date, saying he pre-paid for a June vacation, court staff said.

Also on Thursday, Andrew M.R. Crotty, 18, of London, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of attempted arson, stemming from a Dec. 31, 2013 barn fire on Tradersville-Brighton Road.

Crotty was originally charged with arson. He has no other criminal history.

He faces up to a year in prison and a $2,500 fine, but will likely receive a probationary sentence for the fifth-degree felony.

However, he will be classified as an “arson offender” with mandatory reporting requirements.